I am, apparently a clown. Lost 130lbs, and put every single pound back on in the last two years.

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Geocitiesuser
Geocitiesuser Posts: 1,429 Member
edited March 29 in Health and Weight Loss
Welcome to the circus! Just need to vent this out, as.... I don't really know where to vent it out at.

myfitnesspal was absolutely instrumental in getting into the best shape of my life (also a lot of weight lifting and martial arts). It took me around 2-3 years to go from 315lbs to 185lbs.

I mean, things I'm sure were slowly creeping back on, but then the pandemic hit. I didn't leave my house, didn't exercise, had all my food delivered, etc for a year.

Stepped on the scale today. Holy cow.

I went from having visible vascularity on my legs to stay puft marshmallow man in the blink of an eye. I thought I was like 250ish, MAYBE 260ish, but wow. Every single pound came back.

Lessons learned! Not much I can do but go back at it! At least I have a better handle on "new normal" now, and have a diet/exercise routine that works despite the quarantine/pandemic. Just wish I did it a year ago, but oh well!

This pandemic has been awful. Absolutely truly awful. The government telling me to #stayhome did incredible damage to my physical and mental health, and took a long time to get a handle on.
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  • ybeavis1
    ybeavis1 Posts: 13 Member
    I’m among many who put back weight previously lost during the pandemic. It’s been a tough time. I’m trying to look forward, not to dwell on failure.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Oh my gosh, what a place to find yourself. I’ve done the same thing twice in the past, although for me it was 50 pounds. And I didn’t have the pandemic as an excuse, I just gradually let me husband convince me to eat more like he ate. My trick fhis time was to convince him to change his ways too! I know myself well enough to know I can’t resist temptation indefinitely so I reduced my sources of temptation.

    At least you know you can do it. Best of luck to you.
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    Sorry but the pandemic didn't make anyone gain weight, it was the individual's actions.

    As soon as people are willing to admit this the sooner real progress can be made.

    Best of luck.

    Some things are true but not useful. Like, “Your baby is ugly.” It may be true, but what is anyone supposed to do about it? It’s better left unsaid.

    The OP knows that no one else stuffed food in his mouth. It’s also probably true that he wouldn’t have overeaten and underexercised without the pandemic. His actions were a response to what happened. A different response was possible, but he didn’t make it. He seems pretty aware of this, thus calling himself a clown. But the weight is there now, and no amount of unpleasantness can reverse time. So, “It’s your own fault,” is both true and not useful.

    I just believe in personal responsibility. We all make mistakes in various parts of our lives. We can't really correct them and improve if we don't identify the reason and take personal responsibly instead of blaming a scapegoat.

    What worked for me long term was the opposite of this. It was much easier to change the elements of my surroundings to put fewer obstacles in my way than to change my own ability to deal with obstacles. In fact, gritting my teeth and trying to soldier on through sheer willpower failed every single time, while making my life more pleasant and losing weight easier has helped me maintain a normal BMI after a 125 lb weight loss for 3+ years now.

    This goes back to my statement. "Some people do well with having their hand held and others need a boot to the @$$." Some people are able to modify their lifestyle to lose weight and keep it off. Others, need a complete 180 with no looking back.
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